ANNUAL, 2005 Redux...

Hey Ronnie,
I've only bought a few parts from Haskins, so I can't comment on their
repair work, but in your case it obviously wasn't done correctly, and if
they did burn test it, I agree with you, it wasn't for long enough! Our
Janitrol is some what simpler in it's operation than the Southwind, it's
either on or off, no high speed/low speed, rather it's controlled by an
adjustable thermostat. The wiring on ours is also rather simple and easy to
understand, if ours was wired incorrectly, it would never ignite at all.
My aerial applicator friend that also owns an Aztec, has all the leak
testing equipment and sealing bulbs so thankfully I am able to get ours
tested locally and without pulling it from the plane.

Jump right into that window project! It will make your entire airplane
look 20 years younger! We had them put a slight grey tint in our side
windows that adds some contrast against the white paint, making it look
pretty sharp.

Jim

"nobody" wrote in message
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Yes, I'm Austin, TX.

Matter of fact, I didn't want to mention any names, but since you
brought it up, that heater shop in Dothan, AL is the one who's
sticker is on the heater and who's signature is in the log books
as having done the last overhaul. Hopefully their work on testing
the heat exchanger for leaks was better than their work on the wiring.
Maybe the tech who did the wiring was having a bad hair day.
Everybody makes mistakes, but I would have expected those errors
to be caught during the burn and post installation test. But who knows,
maybe the heater left their shop propely wired and adjusted and the
mechanic in the field who reinstalled the heater decided he needed to
move a few wires around to make it work better.

I saved your original post about installing the side windows. I need to
tack that project. One of our windows has a crack in the inside pane.
Maybe when the weather gets too bad to fly here in Texas, I'll tackle that
project :-)

Ronnie

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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We have heat!!!!!!!

Congrats!! Although we have a Janitrol, both heaters are fairly
simple,
it just takes some patience to figure out what's going on. Am I
remembering
correctly that you are in TX? There's also a well known heater shop in
Dothan AL, http://www.haroldhaskinsinc.com/pages/1/index.htm

I also need to get motivated to relace the side windows like. I need
Jim
Burns for
my partner :-)

The side windows are easy and you can trim them to fit with a belt
sander.
Just clean everything up real good before installing so you get a good
bond
if you use silicone. Clean up the excess while it's wet, you'll never
get
it off without damage if you let it dry. You can also use the original
black
window seal goo. We bought LP Aero windows, 1/4 which required a 337,
or
you can go with 3/16 or 1/8" and thermopanes from Great Lakes without a
337.

Jim

Don't remember if I gave the ending to the group... The rebuilt mags
went on without problems and the engines started promptly... I have
flown 10+ hours at this point and have no complaints about the mags
(didn't have complaints before)... I did have one fouled plug on the
3rd flight (leaded crap ought to be outlawed) that cleared with the ol
full throttle with lean mixture trick, but the tanks have been pretty
well flushed of lead now by topping off with the cheapest, nastiest,
mogas I can find... The engines running smooth and loving every drop of
it...
Total bill was $3200 parts and labor for the annual, lots better than
the $12K+ last year... Sooner or later I'm going to get an annual for
just his shop rate (yeah, right!, cept I did notice some oil on the
bottom plugs on 2 cylinders on the starboard engine sigh, so I can
see an overhaul in my future... I'm busily collecting new cylinders
and overhaul parts...

denny and Fat Albert the Apache